galliard
or gail·lard
a spirited dance for two dancers in triple rhythm, common in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Origin of galliard
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How to use galliard in a sentence
O de brave, de galliard devise: me sal come by de nite and contrefaire de Anglois gentlehommes—dites-nous ainsi, Monsieur Pisaro?
For how knew I what name you might be dancing your latest galliard in?
Judith Shakespeare | William BlackThe queen was delighted with the little dwarf, and made him dance a galliard on her left hand.
Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales | David Goodger (goodger@python.org)He called it, what his temper gave no hint of (so dry with fever he was), the galliard hold.
The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay | Maurice HewlettThis dance was livelier exercise than La galliard, and Mary could not talk much for lack of breath.
When Knighthood Was in Flower | Charles Major
British Dictionary definitions for galliard
/ (ˈɡæljəd) /
a spirited dance in triple time for two persons, popular in the 16th and 17th centuries
a piece of music composed for this dance
archaic lively; spirited
Origin of galliard
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